The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in ...

There are currently no documented cases of human to human transmission of bird flu, also known as avian flu H5N1 ... Española de Microbiología (SEM), Universidad de Navarra.

An outbreak of avian influenza at an unidentified Franklin County commercial poultry operation was confirmed Jan. 24, 2025. SimonSkafar Getty Images In ... infected with the virus in Washington ...

The risk to the wider public is "very low", the agency said, adding that it's rare for people to catch the H5N1 virus, also called avian influenza, from birds. Image: This colourised electron ...

The United States has reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu on a duck farm in ... 2023. Getty Images The CDC reports that avian influenza has spread to dozens of mammalian species and ...

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“The national egg supply has been strained due to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza — also ... than 40 million laying hens to bird flu in 2024. Getty Images Egg production, she said, is ...

Strict bird flu restrictions have been put in place for the whole of England and Scotland following an increase in cases, the Government has announced. A national Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ ...

Professor Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at UKHSA, said: “The risk of avian flu to the general public remains very low despite this confirmed case. “We have robust systems in place to detect ...

Avian influenza viruses pose a growing threat, with the potential to adapt to humans and trigger future pandemics, according ...

More than 126,800 birds in New York have been affected by the avian flu since 2022, including thousands of new infections uncovered in recent months in New York parks, commercial flocks and ...